| Products that improve the feel of skin and the scent | | | | some scents did not even resemble flowers. This |
| of the body have been exceedingly valued in every | | | | development transformed the perfume industry. |
| culture. It used to be that people mixed their own | | | | Paris became the center of the world of designer |
| concoctions using home techniques, crafting their | | | | perfume. There was Guerlain, Lubin, Roger and Gallet, |
| own aromatherapy products in rooms designed for | | | | and in 1921, Chanel launched their own perfume, |
| this use, in what was called as the "still room" where | | | | named Chanel No. 5, and soon, other perfume houses |
| flowers and herbs were steeped in hot water to | | | | cropped up such as Nina Ricci, Christian Dior, and |
| extract its scents. | | | | Jacques Faith. Lately, even major brands such as |
| Depending on the fashion of the moment, people | | | | Adidas, Nike, and Lacoste have started sporting their |
| have applied perfume, oils and salves on their bodies | | | | own perfumes with celebrity endorsers to match. |
| for the last thousands of years. The early Egyptians | | | | Up till this time, it was believed that you would need |
| used perfumes as pre love making preparations, and | | | | major financing to have a perfume custom made for |
| of course in their religious rituals as well. Most popular | | | | you, or to develop your own line. The essential oils |
| then were myrrh, frankincense, rose, and peppermint. | | | | cost millions to produce and no suppliers would even |
| These were placed in hot oil until a perfumed salve | | | | talk to you if you were a "mom and pop" sort of |
| was formed. The salve was then massaged into the | | | | vendor. The Internet has changed all that. With the |
| skin. We have actually come full circle, because | | | | emergence of the online world came online vendors, |
| today, many of us are seeking high quality | | | | many of who would buy these materials in bulk, |
| aromatherapy products that were in popular use in | | | | repackage them, and resell them to buyers who |
| bygone eras. | | | | would need just a small amount for craft purposes. |
| In the 17th century, Paris turned into the most | | | | Need lavender essential oil? You don't need a supplier |
| important center of perfume making. This was the | | | | in France. A quick search and click will give you a host |
| time that Louis XV demanded distinct fragrances | | | | of choices for vendors, many of them willing to |
| each day for his apartments. Because of this, the | | | | deliver right to your doorstep. Don't know what a |
| court of Louise XV was named "the perfumed court". | | | | fixative is? Just type it in your search engine and |
| He loved perfumes so much that he and his entire | | | | chances are, aside from suppliers, you'll also come |
| court applied them not only to their skin, but to their | | | | across a how-to article on perfume making at home. |
| clothing, and even furniture. | | | | This online phenomena has changed the way many |
| Altering tastes and the progress of modern | | | | people do business, especially home perfume making, |
| chemistry laid the groundwork for the perfumes we | | | | which was virtually unheard of before. Now, perfume |
| have today. Where before, scents were composed | | | | making at home has steadily risen as an industry, and |
| of just a single fragrance such as rose, lilac, | | | | at this rate, it seems that the boom is likely to |
| peppermint, soon, "bouquet" scents were introduced | | | | progress well into the future. |
| where more than one scent was involved. Soon, | | | | |